CREA Agreement 2011-13 - Caesar Rodney School District

preceding three (3) years. If the above factors are equal for two candidates, the position
will be offered to the teacher with the most seniority.
3. Summer school teachers shall be asked to sign a letter of commitment to accept and
complete a specific summer school assignment. If the teacher fails to meet the
commitment, the teacher’s opportunity for summer school employment in the following year
may be jeopardized. In the event a teacher’s summer school assignment is changed after
signing a letter of commitment, the teacher may withdraw from said assignment without
prejudice.
G. The student's classroom teacher will have the first option for employment in homebound instruction.
A. Duration of Employment:
B. Salary:
ARTICLE VIII - PART II
PARAPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
1. Unless indicated at time of employment, the paraprofessional may assume that the period
of employment is on a continuing basis and will be consistent with the School District's
instructional calendar.
Paraprofessionals are placed on the appropriate step in the salary schedule.
C. Probationary Period:
1. All new paraprofessionals shall be on probation for sixty (60) workdays from the date of
hire.
2. All probationary paraprofessionals shall receive a written evaluation within the first thirty
(30) workdays of the probationary period. If at any time during the probationary period the
District determines any deficiency or problem, the administrator shall provide the employee
with written notice and the employee shall be placed on an Improvement Plan. This
Improvement Plan shall be developed by the administrator/supervisor. If, upon completion
of the probationary period, deficiencies are still noted, then the District reserves the right to
terminate the paraprofessional. Any paraprofessional retained by the District after
completion of the probationary period shall automatically obtain regular employee status.
D. Duty at Assigned School:
Before being placed on duty at their assigned school, paraprofessionals will receive an orientation
to the District, including, but not limited to, District expectations and employee benefits and rights.
Said orientation period will be considered part of the employee's first paid workday activity.
E. Summer School:
1. Paraprofessionals assigned to a specific instructional program, which extends beyond the
regular school year, will have first refusal rights to the like summer school position. To
exercise this right, paraprofessionals must notify the Director of Human Resources by
March 1 if they have an interest in summer school employment, provided that the
notification/interest forms are available by February 15 in each building.
2. Paraprofessionals employed by the District who are assigned to programs which will not be
continued as part of summer school, will have priority for summer employment over nonemployees,
provided they provide the Director of Human Resources notice of their interest
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